RMOS Features

What's New in v4.0

RMOS is available in Advanced and Standard versions.

Standard RMOS

Uplogix ARM appliances running the Standard version of RMOS provide all of the remote access, control and enforcement features required to cost effectively and efficiently manage a highly distributed IT infrastructure including:

Access

• Secure Access & Connectivity | Maintains management connectivity with distributed locations, even when the network is down or degraded via a variety of backup communication options including dial-up modem, cellular network, or satellite communications
• Local, In-depth Monitoring | Continuously monitors and proactively diagnoses problems with network devices and servers, using data frequently collected on over 100 variables, with no impact to network performance

Control

• Proactive Maintenance | Allows you to selectively choose which ongoing maintenance activities to automate including OS upgrades and patches, configuration changes, password resets, etc.
• Configuration Management & Recovery | Enforces consistent operations by ensuring that change and configuration management tasks are done the right way, every time, minimizing human error and protecting availability
• Automated Problem Resolution | Lowers the cost and complexity of remote management by diagnosing and automatically fixing common problems within minutes, often before traditional monitoring tools even know there is a problem
• Remote Power Management | Allows you to securely access and control power to non-responsive remote devices, as well as execute more complex recovery actions requiring a power cycle such as quickly recovering from a failed configuration change to avoid an outage

Enforcement

• IT Policy Enforcement | Ensures that only the right users have the right level of access to devices and systems by providing very granular and customizable access, authorization and role-based permission controls, both in- and out-of-band
• Compliance Reporting | Captures, logs and reports all changes made by users and the results of those changes. Inspects logs in real-time for problems and can proactively take rules-based automated recovery actions based on log patterns

Advanced RMOS

The Advanced version of RMOS has all of the same robust, remote management capabilities as the Standard version of RMOS, but also includes advanced device and application management features such as Service Level Verification (SLV) which monitors, measures and manages the performance of critical network services and applications from an end-user’s perspective including TCP/IP communications, web-based transactions and voice over IP telephony.

Additionally, Advanced RMOS includes robust server management capabilities such as Service Processor Automation using IPMI and KVM over Service Processor. By upgrading Uplogix ARM appliances to Advanced RMOS, enterprises can better monitor and manage the service levels of business critical applications, and extend Uplogix’ industry-leading Automated Remote Management capabilities to their distributed server infrastructure.

RMOS v4.0

RMOS v4.0 is Uplogix’ latest software release and extends our leadership in the remote management market by further increasing the breadth and depth of distributed IT assets that Uplogix is capable of securely managing remotely. The latest RMOS release features expanded support for single command-and-response actions, removing the requirement of custom device drivers to control a wide variety of infrastructure devices. This capability gives enterprise IT staff an automated approach that console vendors and software-only network and systems management (NSM) solutions fail to deliver.

Key New Features & Capabilities

• Expanded Out-of-the-Box Support | Manage heterogeneous devices (i.e. routers, switches, firewalls, intrusion prevention systems, WAN accelerators, GPS, satellite modems, and servers) through Native (out-of-the-box) support for IP devices
• New Advanced Support for Communications| Advanced drivers for additional VSAT support and radio networks for SCADA and industrial data transfer
• New Options for Secure Remote Access to Devices | Connect to devices on other networks securely through SOCKS proxy, plus manage devices without a console port or routable IP address using port forwarding
• Improved Usability and Scalability for Uplogix Control Center | Improved user interface for better navigation and increased scalability for up to 250 ARM appliances and 8,000 devices in typical configurations